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Household of John Brown (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brown, born in 1833 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Martha A (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John W (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, George (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John's Visitor, James (born 1810 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1833 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Margaret

Brown

Wife
Female

Martha A

Brown

Daughter
Male

James H

Brown

Son
Male

John W

Brown

Son
Male

George

Mullineux

Nephew
Male

James

Mullineux

Visitor
Male

John

Holt

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Brown

Wife

Married

48

1833

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Brown

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James H

Brown

Son

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John W

Brown

Son

Single

6

1875

Atherton, Lancashire, England

George

Mullineux

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Mullineux

Visitor

Widower

71

1810

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Holt

Boarder

Married

48

1833

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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